diff --git a/dzgui/api/servers.py b/dzgui/api/servers.py
index 5255e9f..7debbf3 100644
--- a/dzgui/api/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/api/servers.py
@@ -436,13 +436,6 @@ def get_rules(record: Record) -> list[int]:
         return []
 
 
-def response_to_fq_ip(res: dict) -> str:
-    ip = res["addr"].split(":")[0]
-    gameport = res["gameport"]
-    qport = res["addr"].split(":")[1]
-    return f"{ip}:{gameport}:{qport}"
-
-
 def query_by_id(addr: str, key: str) -> Optional[dict]:
     """
     Used with numeric Battlemetrics IDs
@@ -495,3 +488,17 @@ def fqip_to_record(addr: str) -> Optional[Record]:
     if len(r) != 3:
         return None
     return Record(r[0], int(r[1]), int(r[2]))
+
+
+def response_to_fqip(res: dict) -> str:
+    ip = res["addr"].split(":")[0]
+    gameport = res["gameport"]
+    qport = res["addr"].split(":")[1]
+    return f"{ip}:{gameport}:{qport}"
+
+
+def response_to_record(res: dict) -> Record:
+    ip = res["addr"].split(":")[0]
+    gameport = res["gameport"]
+    qport = res["addr"].split(":")[1]
+    return Record(ip, gameport, qport)
diff --git a/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py b/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
index 13e89e2..dad8609 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/proxy_model.py
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@ class ProxyModelManager:
         self.control_model.append(row)
         self.filter(FilterMode.INITIAL, skip_cache=True)
 
-    def remove_row_from_control(self, row: list) -> None:
-        for record in self.control_model:
-            if row[7] == record[7] and row[8] == record[8]:
-                self.control_model.remove(record)
-                break
-        self.wipe_cache()
-        self.filter(FilterMode.INITIAL, skip_cache=True)
-
     def update_playercount(self, playercount: "NewPlayerCount") -> None:
         treeiter = playercount.treeiter
         self.proxy_model[treeiter][4] = playercount.players
@@ -66,8 +58,7 @@ class ProxyModelManager:
     #        del self.control_model[0]
     #    self.control_model.append(row)
 
-    # TODO: consolidate with remove_row_from_control()
-    def remove_from_history(self, record: "Record") -> None:
+    def remove_row_from_control(self, record: "Record") -> None:
         addr = f"{record.ip}:{record.gameport}"
         qport = record.qport
         for record in self.control_model:
diff --git a/dzgui/model/servers.py b/dzgui/model/servers.py
index 6cd978f..67102a5 100644
--- a/dzgui/model/servers.py
+++ b/dzgui/model/servers.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ServerModelManager:
     def remove_from_history(self, record: Servers.Record) -> None:
         """Fully unthreaded, just removes a row"""
         proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
-        proxy_man.remove_from_history(record)
+        proxy_man.remove_row_from_control(record)
         control_model = proxy_man.get_control()
 
         config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
@@ -259,10 +259,12 @@ class ServerModelManager:
 
         # NOTE: expected to only contain one item
         records = Servers.parse_json([response])
-        record = records[0]
+        server = records[0]
 
         proxy_man = self._get_proxy_man()
-        fqip = Servers.response_to_fq_ip(response)
+        fqip = Servers.response_to_fqip(response)
+        record = Servers.response_to_record(response)
+
         config_man = self.controller.get_config_man()
 
         # TODO: less convoluted
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ class ServerModelManager:
             if proxy_man.has_control_model() is False:
                 self._get_proxy_man().push(records)
             else:
-                proxy_man.append_row_to_control(record)
+                proxy_man.append_row_to_control(server)
 
         control_model = proxy_man.get_control()
         self._sort_unique_maps(control_model)
diff --git a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_log.py b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_log.py
index 6208393..0cd093f 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/trees/tree_log.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/trees/tree_log.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class LogTreeView(ContextMixin, TreeView):
         self.get_selection().set_mode(Gtk.SelectionMode.MULTIPLE)
 
         self.set_model(None)
-        # self.filter: Gtk.TreeModelFilter
 
         # TODO: strings
         # NOTE: default filters that should be shown on startup